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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GLENDALE – A season full of highs, lows, thrills, and battles with adversaries came to a conclusion in Glendale on the field of Mountain Ridge High …
Pima falls in heartbreaker to SCA in 2A State Championship, 28-27 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA — It was a gorgeous morning for a quick jog on Thursday, and roughly 1,000 runners, volunteers, and supporters enjoyed the weather and camaraderie of …
19th annual Pima Turkey Trot races in comfort Read More
TweetPinShareMorenci Cross Country finishes in 13th Place at State. By Raymundo Frasquillo CAVE CREEK – South Section entrants, champion Benson was seventh (188), runner-up Pima eighth (210), and third place …
Pima inaugural Cross Country team places 8th at state Read More
TweetPinShareThatcher doomed by turnovers/Red Zone folly By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com MESA – The No. 2 ALA-West Guardians (13-0) and the No. 3 Thatcher Eagles (10-3) battled at Mesa High School …
Eagles fall in semis to undefeated Guardians Read More
TweetPinShareBy Tucker L. Sennett/Cronkite News TEMPE – Before the game even started, a lineman from the No. 14 BYU Cougars yelled, “It’s like a home game,” as he ran to …
Chaos in Tempe: ASU hangs on to beat BYU, nears berth in Big 12 championship game Read More
TweetPinSharePima outlasts Tonopah Valley to earn trip back to 2A State Championship By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com MESA – The No. 3 Pima Roughriders defense held high-powered Tonopah Valley’s offense scoreless …
Championship bound! Read More
TweetPinShareSafford ends 29 of 33 at the state meet By Raymundo Frasquillo CAVE CREEK – Morenci finished 14th of 23 teams during the Division IV state meet on Nov. 2. …
Morenci cross country runners are 14th Read More
TweetPinShareRoughriders oust Pumas, meet No. 2 Phoenix By Raymundo Frasquillo MESA – The No. 3 Thatcher Eagles (10-2 overall) meet the No. 2 Waddell American Leadership – West Foothills Guardians …
Eagles face No. 3 Guardians in Mesa Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – The Thatcher Eagles (10-1 conference, 10-2 overall) are preparing to take on the unbeaten No. 2-ranked ALA – West Foothills Guardians (10-0 conference, 12-0 …
Thatcher’s Bingham and Brown take 3A South Region Offensive and Defensive Player-of-the-Year Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – The No. 3 Pima Roughriders (10-0 conference, 11-1 overall) are preparing to take on the unbeaten No. 2-ranked Tonopah Valley The Phoenix (11-0 conference, …
Pima’s Martinez and Haws take 2A Black Region Player-of-the-Year and Defensive Player-of-the-Year Read More